The Watch - Homeland Defense

A ski-equipped U.S. Air Force LC-130 lands in Greenland. Greenland’s government released a 10-year foreign policy statement in February 2024 outlining its diplomatic objectives. U.S. AIR FORCE THE WATCH STAFF The government of Greenland has released its foreign policy for the coming decade, stressing its close alliance with Denmark, NATO and…

The Coast Guard Cutter Healy participates in an Arctic survey to map the continental shelf. Vice Adm. Peter W. Gautier said the Coast Guard will welcome up to…

Soldiers from the Danish Schleswig Infantry Regiment take part in a military exercise at the Oksboel Shooting and Training Ground, in Jutland, Denmark, in March…

Norway has ordered 52 of the U.S.-made advanced F-35 fighters and is scheduled to receive them all by 2025. NORWEGIAN ARMED FORCES THE WATCH The Royal…

The Watch Staff Swedish leaders want citizens to seriously prepare for the possibility of Russian aggression, with the government currently assessing how to…

The United State Department of Defense’s Replicator initiative calls for the development of scalable, autonomous weapons systems that will counter the Chinese…

U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct a troop movement during cold weather training in preparation for Nordic…

The Arctic Council, shown here in 2021, has mostly halted cooperative work after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. That action has sparked growing…

Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Charles Washington Misick, second from right, attends a ceremony to celebrate the launch of the Turks and Caicos Islands Border…